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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Paul Tait[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Wallsend, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wallsend Boys Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1977 | Oxford United | 64 | (23) |
| 1977–1979 | Carlisle United | 106 | (20) |
| 1979–1980 | Hull City | 33 | (3) |
| 1980–1987 | Portsmouth | 240 | (30) |
| 1987–1990 | Reading | 99 | (10) |
| 1990–1992 | Darlington | 79 | (2) |
| 1992–1994 | Hartlepool United | 61 | (1) |
| 1994 | Gretna | 10 | (2) |
| 1994–1998 | Hartlepool United | 77 | (2) |
| Total | 769 | (93) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Hartlepool United (player) | ||
| 1999 | Hartlepool United | ||
| 1999–2000 | Blyth Spartans | ||
| 2002–2003 | Darlington (caretaker) | ||
| 2003 | Darlington | ||
| 2009 | Newcastle Blue Star | ||
| 2009–2011 | Blyth Spartans | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michael Paul Tait (born 30 September 1956) is an English former footballer and later a manager at the end of his playing career. His 760 league games puts him 13th in the list of English footballers. His clubs were Oxford United, Carlisle United, Hull City, Portsmouth, Reading, Darlington and Hartlepool United as well as Gretna in Scotland. Tait also later managed two of these clubs; Darlington and Hartlepool United. In 2012 he became a scout for Newcastle United.
- ^ "Mick Tait". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ Rollin, Jack (1981). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1981–82. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 280. ISBN 0-362-02046-9. OCLC 868301130.